According to Zen Score, the 3 best packaging & container stocks to buy right now are:
1. Packaging Of America (NYSE:PKG)
Packaging Of America (NYSE:PKG) is the top packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 20 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Packaging Of America has seen its stock return 42.01% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 23 percentage points.
Packaging Of America has an average 1 year
price target of $186.33, an upside of 1.75% from Packaging Of America's current stock price of $183.13.
Packaging Of America stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Packaging Of America, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Silgan Holdings (NYSE:SLGN)
Silgan Holdings (NYSE:SLGN) is the second best packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Silgan Holdings has seen its stock lose -1.11% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -20 percentage points.
Silgan Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $52.00, an upside of 10.12% from Silgan Holdings's current stock price of $47.22.
Silgan Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Silgan Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 16.67% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Ball (NYSE:BALL)
Ball (NYSE:BALL) is the third best packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ball has seen its stock return 26.58% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 8 percentage points.
Ball has an average 1 year
price target of $69.08, a downside of -1.46% from Ball's current stock price of $70.11.
Ball stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Ball, 8.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 8.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 8.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 8.33% have issued a Strong Sell.